Jellybean's on Dort Highway closes its doors after 25 years, other two locations to remain open

FLINT, MI -- A Dort Highway store dealing in vintage books, comics and records is closing its doors, moving stock to its other retail locations.

Jellybean’s, located near Court Street, is closing on Jan. 1, moving merchandise to storefronts on Fenton Road in Grand Blanc Township and on Main Street, near Shiawassee Street, in Owosso.

The Dort Highway store had been in business for about 25 years, said Ronald Samek, one of the owners of the three Jellybean’s stores.

There weren't enough of customers to keep the third store open, said Samek, blaming the drop in revenue from the loss of jobs in the area.

“There was probably somewhere in the area, at its peak, 20,000 employees that went by our door and all of them had paychecks to spend and now that we have no factories in Flint, there is no one with any money to spend,” he said.

Jellybean’s has been in business for 35 years, selling a variety of collectables.

The Dort Highway location is the third for that branch of Jellybean's.

The original store was opened in 1977 at the former Reid Hotel, which was located near the corner of Kearsley and Harrison streets.

It was then moved to a building on Dort Highway, near Lippincott Boulevard, before going to its third and final location.

Customers have been coming into the Dort Highway store following the news of its closure to make last-minute purchases, Samek said.